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CHAPTER 160: The Clearance Officer
Martin Cole arrived at 9:20 a.m., carrying a brown document folder under his arm.Lucas watched him through the glass partition as the receptionist checked his identification. Martin looked older than the photograph attached to his former employee record. His hair had thinned around the temples, and the skin beneath his eyes sagged slightly. He wore a grey jacket that appeared too large across the shoulders.Helen sat beside Lucas, reviewing the interview notes. The Legal Director had already taken his place at the opposite end of the table.When Martin entered, he greeted everyone and placed his folder on the table.“Thank you for coming,” the Legal Director said. “We need to discuss the clearance of the Deputy Director's office following his departure.”Martin pulled out a chair.“I was told it concerned the restricted cabinet.”“It does,” Lucas replied.Martin opened his folder but didn't remove anything yet.“I remember the clearance. It was part of the office handover process. I
CHAPTER 159: The Session Without A Name
The authentication history arrived shortly after ten the following morning.Helen was already in Lucas's office when the archive team sent the export. She checked the verification note, saved a copy to the investigation folder and opened the access report.“They've completed the forensic copy,” she said. “The original conversion folder and its available version history are preserved. This is the access record.”Lucas pulled his chair closer.The report contained the session reference, account identifier, workstation code, connection time and a list of recorded operations. Two days before the ER/77-D index entry was created, ES-RC-04 had accessed the conversion folder and requested its directory listing. There was no recorded event showing that an individual document had been opened.“Does that mean nobody opened the missing file?” Lucas asked.“No. It means this particular log doesn't show a document-opening event. The file may not have been present, or the system may not have capture
CHAPTER 158: The Envelope She Collected
Patricia Shaw arrived at nine fifteen the following morning.Helen saw her through the glass partition before the receptionist announced her. Patricia paused beside the reception desk to check her phone, then slipped it into her handbag and followed the receptionist down the corridor.Lucas stood as she entered.“Ms. Shaw. Thank you for coming.”Patricia acknowledged him with a nod. Her eyes moved to Helen, then to the Legal Director seated near the end of the table.“I was told this concerns the Deputy Director's old office.”“It does,” Lucas said. “And a restricted document identified as ER/77-D.”Patricia set her handbag beside her chair. “I remember the reference.”Lucas opened his notebook. “You remember the document itself?”“I remember collecting an envelope with that number on it. I couldn't tell you what was inside.”The Legal Director opened her notebook. “Let's establish your responsibilities during the office clearance first.”Patricia folded her hands. “I was the Deputy D
CHAPTER 157: The Requesting Account
The records liaison arrived twelve minutes before the scheduled interview.Lucas watched her enter the conference room with a slim laptop tucked under one arm. She introduced herself as Claire Bennett, a Corporate Administration records officer responsible for maintaining departmental indexes and processing routine custody updates.Helen sat opposite Lucas, with the Legal representative beside her. A copy of the electronic register amendment lay on the table.“Ms. Bennett, we're reviewing a change made to the restricted custody record for ER/77-D,” Lucas began. “Your account appears in the submission history.”Claire placed her laptop down.“I was told this concerned an old administrative adjustment.”“It does. The item was originally recorded under Executive Coordination. Three weeks after the Deputy Director left, the custodian field changed to Corporate Administration.”“I remember processing a custody adjustment around that period.”“Do you remember this particular one?”“Not clea
CHAPTER 156: The Missing Custody Receipt
Lucas read the amendment again before leaving the conference room.The electronic restricted register showed that ER/77-D had remained under Executive Coordination's custody until three weeks after the Deputy Director's departure. Then the custodian field had been changed to Corporate Administration without a signed transfer receipt.The amendment carried a timestamp, an administrative account reference and a blank approving officer field.Someone had changed the record. The system couldn't establish who requested the change or who authorized it.Helen stood beside his chair, reading the printed copy.“Corporate Administration didn't have responsibility for restricted succession instructions.”“Not under the original custody procedure.”“Then why would the register have been changed?”“That's what we need to establish.”Lucas handed the document to Legal.“Preserve the amendment and its audit history. The new custodian field doesn't prove Corporate Administration physically received t
CHAPTER 155: The Officer's Account
The former restricted correspondence officer arrived at 10:20 the following morning.Lucas watched through the glass partition as Legal's representative escorted him into the conference room. The man was in his early fifties, with thinning grey hair and a dark suit that hung loosely around his shoulders. He carried a worn leather folder and kept one hand pressed against its handle.Helen had arranged the relevant documents on the table. The original inventory recovered from the migration backup, the restricted register entry and the personnel archive access history were kept in separate folders.Lucas waited until the man sat down.“Mr. Grant, thank you for coming.”Grant placed his folder on the table. “I was told this concerned a handover declaration I signed before leaving the company.”“It does. We also have questions about restricted correspondence reference ER/77-D.”Grant's expression changed slightly.“I wondered when that would come up.”Lucas noticed the reaction but didn't
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